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Topic: Basavaraju

Citing precedent, Bastar IG says CPI (Maoist) unlikely to get new gen secy after Basavaraju

The IG's assertions, made in an interview with ThePrint, come 10 days after security forces killed Basavaraju & 26 other Maoists in a 3-day encounter in Abujmarh.

The likes of Basavaraju can be eliminated—but not an ideology. It’s the next front

During my deputation with the CRPF in 2010, I witnessed firsthand India’s prolonged conflict with Left-Wing Extremists under Operation Green Hunt. The tide has definitively turned now.

Maoism became irrelevant to India’s working class much before Basavaraju’s death

Adivasis supported Maoists sometimes for tactical gain or to avenge state violence, but had little interest in the project of making a revolution.

Our take on Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Asim Munir, Maoist leader Basavaraju, and more — in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Success against Maoist leader Basavaraju was unthinkable a few years ago—here’s what changed

The operation in Chhattisgarh, hailed as the most successful anti-Naxal action in recent times, dealt a significant blow to the top Maoist leadership, striking at the very spine of the Naxalite movement.

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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.